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Backdoor Makadocs Slipping in With Google® Docs

December 07, 2012 Security Suite

Symantec® experts are warning about a new type of Makadocs malware family opening backdoors on computers and stealing information. This Trojan horse is able to communicate through Google® Docs to its zombie bots, sending instructions for them to follow. The biggest issue is Google® Docs communicates via encrypted HTTPS and most security software considers this kind of communication safe.

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